In the last decade of Elizabeth I's reign, Nick Revill, an aspiring young actor, comes to London seeking fame and fortune. Once there he gains employment with the Chamberlain's Men.Thrown out of his digs over an unfortunate accident, Nick is offered lodgings at a wealthy Thameside mansion by a black-clad youth whose father has just died and whose mother has remarried his uncle. Pondering on the similarities between the young man's story and William Shakespeare's newest tragedy, Hamlet, Nick is charged with the task of finding out whether foul play was involved in the death of the old man and hasty remarriage of his young, lusty wife.As Nick works his way ever closer to the truth, the finger of suspicion begins to point to his enigmatic employer Mr William Shakespeare - actor, author and shareholder in the Chamberlain's Men...
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A witty and fast paced mystery set in Elizabethan London.
The witty narrative, laced with puns and word play so popular in the period, makes this an enjoyable racy tale. * Sunday Telegraph. *Another clever criminal plunge into history. * Guardian *Highly entertaining * Sunday Times *
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A witty and fast paced mystery set in Elizabethan London.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781849010702
Publisert
2009-07-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Robinson Publishing
Vekt
234 gr
Høyde
161 mm
Bredde
201 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
288

Forfatter

Biographical note

Philip Gooden is the author of the Elizabethan-set Nick Revill murder mystery series and has had his short stories published in many anthologies. He is actively involved with the Crime Writers' Association and contributes to its magazine, Red Herrings. He lives in Bath.